Shoshonia Friedman et al. 2007 (lobe-finned fish)

Coelacanthimorpha

Full reference: M. Friedman, M. I. Coates, and P. Anderson. 2007. First discovery of a primitive coelacanth fin fills a major gap in the evolution of lobed fins and limbs. Evolution & Development 9(4):329-337

Parent taxon: Actinistia according to M. Friedman et al. 2007

Sister taxon: Coelacanthiformes

Subtaxa: Shoshonia arctopteryx

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Beartooth Butte, Shoshone National Forest (Devonian of Wyoming)

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